Silver stacking for the long haul - anyone else doing this?

• •Dipping my toes into silver felt like the logical next step after getting my gold IRA mostly sorted a couple years back.
• •I spent a long time in tech, saw a lot of boom and bust cycles, and honestly, the endless volatility of the market just started to feel… exhausting.
• •My current silver allocation is sitting around 10-12% of my total portfolio, which for me is roughly $40-50k.

Dipping my toes into silver felt like the logical next step after getting my gold IRA mostly sorted a couple years back. I spent a long time in tech, saw a lot of boom and bust cycles, and honestly, the endless volatility of the market just started to feel… exhausting. My portfolio's still heavy in equities, of course, probably around $400k in various stocks and funds, but the idea of having a significant chunk in something tangible, something that isn't just lines of code on a server, really appealed to me.

My current silver allocation is sitting around 10-12% of my total portfolio, which for me is roughly $40-50k. My strategy isn't about quick gains – I'm looking at this as a multi-decade play, honestly. It’s a hedge, it's diversification, and it's a bit of an inflation shield given everything going on globally. I'm primarily focused on physical silver, mostly 1oz and 10oz coins and bars, stored securely. I've considered some of the silver ETFs, but the direct ownership just clicks better with my mindset. Call me old school, I guess.

What I'm trying to figure out now is the optimal growth strategy. I'm still DCAing a small amount into silver every month, but I'm thinking about increasing that if the price stays low. I was doing some research on different asset class performance and stumbled across this tool Silver vs Stocks – it’s pretty eye-opening to see how silver has stacked up against the S&P 500 over the last 10 years, even with all the ups and downs. It reinforces my belief that it has a place in a balanced portfolio, especially for someone in my position who’s looking to protect wealth.

So, for those of you who are serious about silver, what's your long-term growth expectation? Are you aiming for a specific percentage of your overall portfolio? And for my fellow Californians – any specific considerations or experiences with storage/insurance you’d recommend? Always good to hear what others are doing.